Churches in Winnipeg

Active churches in Winnipeg

1476 Portage Ave, Winnipeg
freshstartec.com
25 sermons · 4 days ago
828 Silverstone Avenue, Winnipeg
immanuelfellowshipchurchwpg.org
5 sermons

Types of churches in Winnipeg

Winnipeg Churches for Young Adults

Many congregations near the University of Winnipeg, the U of M’s Fort Garry campus, Osborne Village, and the Exchange District shape services and community nights around students and young professionals. Expect music-forward worship, small groups meeting in cafés or apartments, and volunteer opportunities with downtown outreach during long winters.

Mennonite & Anabaptist Congregations

Reflecting Manitoba’s Anabaptist heritage, Winnipeg has many Mennonite-rooted churches, especially in North Kildonan, River East, and Fort Garry. They emphasize community, peace-and-justice initiatives, and practical mutual aid, with worship that ranges from simple hymn singing to modest contemporary styles.

Indigenous-Led & Reconciliation-Focused

Some Winnipeg churches are Indigenous-led or center reconciliation, weaving Scripture with Indigenous languages, drumming, and land acknowledgments. Often active in the North End and West Broadway, they partner on food security, warming spaces, grief support, and healing circles responsive to urban Indigenous families.

Catholic Churches in Winnipeg

Long-established parishes serve English-, French-, and Ukrainian-speaking communities across St. Boniface, St. Vital, Transcona, the North End, and beyond. Many blend historic architecture with active parish life—daily Mass, sacramental preparation, and school connections—while some offer bilingual liturgies reflecting the city’s Francophone heritage.

Sermon clips from Winnipeg churches

72s
#HelmetOfSalvation
“The helmet protects your mind. Salvation is your mental protection. Not I'm saved, so I'm safe. Not I'm saved, so I don't need to worry. Salvation is your identity. You are saved. You are sealed. You are secured, and you are his. when you know that, when you really know it, the absence of love has no place to take root. The lie can't tell you that you're not enough when you know that you're complete in him. The accusation can't tell you that you're condemned when you know that there is no condemnation. And fear cannot tell you that you're alone when you know he will never leave you. The helmet of salvation protects your mind, not by giving you good thoughts, by giving you true thoughts.”
64s
“Another key is faith and trust in God. Faith and trust in God. Faith and trust in God is the cancer of the present church today. Faith and trust in God. We read it, profess it and most of us will not believe it. God expects us to say it, profess it, and believe. It is his responsibility to do it because we cannot help him. He said trust and obey for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus. Open that song. Trust and obey. That's the only way we will have preservation. That's the only way we will have peace. Hallelujah.”
54s
#TruthIsYourWeapon
“Paul says, the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. Are you ready? Truth is your weapon. Now hang on. Not positive thinking, not self affirmation, not wishful thinking. Truth. The truth about who you are. The truth about who God is. I am the way. I am the truth. I am the life. The truth about what has been done for you through Calvary. And here's the most important truth. It is finished. The cross, the resurrection, the victory, it's already done.”
49s
#RestInFinishedWork
“The old covenant says, do this and live. New covenant says, live because this has already been done. The old covenant says, think the right thoughts and be accepted. The new covenant says, you're already accepted. Now think thoughts that align with who you are. The old covenant says, fight to be free. The old covenant says you're pardon me. The new covenant says, you're already free. Now stand in that freedom. This is the rest that I'm talking about. Not passivity, not laziness, resting in the finished work of Christ.”
56s
#FightFromVictory
“You're not fighting this battle alone. You're not fighting this battle from scratch. You're fighting this battle from victory. Are you ready? The new covenant is that foundation. And that covenant is not try harder, don't do better. It's not earn God's approval. That new covenant foundation is it finished. Oh, come on somebody. Somebody ought to get really happy right there. The absence of love or the absence of God's presence in our lives is not the final word. Because where God is absent, I'm here to tell you that love, his love, has already come to fill.”
68s
#KeepDiggingForMore
“And so what do you do when you've done everything right and everything goes wrong? I'm gonna tell you what to be. Stand. Like Isaac, you keep digging. You keep trusting. You keep hoping. You keep standing. Don't you don't fight the quarrels. You don't get stuck in the opposition. You just keep digging. Because the third well, Rehobo, the wealthy place, the large place, come on. That's what Psalm said. That's what David recognized. God has brought me into a large place, a big place. God has called you to a big place. Don't settle for anything else.”
63s
#OutlastDontFight
“He didn't fight the Philistines. He outlasted them. That's the key. Isaac and Sidnah are part of the journey. Quarles will come. Oppositions will come, but they do not have to stop you. Paul says, put on the whole armor of God so that you can stand. Not so you can fight, not so you can win, you can stand it. When you've done everything that you could possibly do and you prayed, you believed, trusted, obeyed, but it still feels like everything's going wrong, stand.”
62s
#KeepStanding
“``Brothers and sisters, that is standing, not fighting, not winning, standing. Let me be practical. Standing looks like keep praying even when it feels like no one is listening. Keep believing even when the evidence says otherwise. Keep loving even when you're not loved back. hoping even when hope seems foolish. Keep digging even when the wells keep getting taken. That is standing. It's not dramatic. It's not impressive. It's not triumphant. Just refusing to give up.”
58s
#GuardYourWell
“Come on, somebody. He fills your well of joy with worry, your well of peace with anxiety. He fills your well of hope with disappointment. He fills your well of faith with doubt. He fills your well of love with bitterness. And here's something about dirt. It doesn't look like an attack. It just looks like dust. A little worry here, a little doubt there, a little disappointment. Before you know it, your well is filled and you're dry. You don't even notice the dirt sometimes because it's so subtle. It's small. It's so ordinary, but it's just as damaging as a direct assault.”
92s
#ArmWithChristMind
“Peter says, arm yourselves. Arm yourselves with the same mind. Same mind as Christ. What was his mind? His mind was a willingness to suffer in the flesh. Ceased from sin. Here's what that means. Sin is not just bad behavior. Sin is an agreement with a lie. Sin is giving in to false accusations. Sin is believing the enemy's propaganda. Amen. And when you suffer, when you endure, when you refuse to retaliate, when you refuse to give in, when you refuse to agree with a lie, sin in its tracks. Not because you're perfect, but because you've broken the agreement. Amen. I'm not talking to somebody today. Paul says, he that suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. That's the mindset. That's the army. You're not fighting to earn something. You are fighting, watch me now, from a position of victory.”

Why Winnipeg churches are unique

In Winnipeg, MB, churches reflect the city’s cultural mosaic and prairie roots, blending historic traditions with fresh expressions of faith. With large Indigenous, Filipino, Francophone, and Ukrainian communities, many churches in Winnipeg offer multilingual services and community support for newcomers while engaging in learning and reconciliation. This shows up as multilingual and multicultural services, newcomer and refugee support, and Indigenous reconciliation initiatives.
Neighborhoods shape ministry: downtown congregations focus on accessible outreach along transit corridors and the rivers, while suburban hubs emphasize family life, youth activities, and year-round community events. The extreme winters foster warm hospitality and practical care, so Winnipeg churches often prioritize safe gathering spaces and coordinated assistance. Distinctives include downtown outreach and care, strong kids programs for young families, and winter community gatherings.
Anchored by local universities and a thriving arts scene, churches in Winnipeg cultivate spaces for students, creatives, and young professionals, alongside congregations rooted in Anabaptist and liturgical traditions. This produces a blend of thoughtful theology, collaborative service, and vibrant music—from choral to contemporary. Many ministries highlight college student ministries, modern worship with contemporary band, and a peace and social justice focus.

Recent sermons from Winnipeg churches

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